Originally released as Ganbare Goemon: Sarawareta Ebisumaru!, it is a Game Boy game released in 1991 and the first game in the Goemon series ever released for a portable system.

Gameplay is similar to Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Douchuu which was released on the Famicom. Only Goemon is playable, and the game consists of him rescuing Ebisumaru; Sasuke and Yae do not make appearances.